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My brother and I had a really privileged relationship with my parents… They treated us like adults.

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Henry Louis Gates
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Category: Relationship

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. I think it's quite extraordinary that people cast me as if I'm Warren Beatty: until I met my present wife at the age of 35 you could name two girlfriends.
  • 2. The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age which mean never losing your enthusiasm.
  • 3. Just as we reject racism sexism ageism and heterosexism we reject speciesism. The species of a sentient being is no more reason to deny the protection of this basic right than race sex age or sexual orientation is a reason to deny membership in the human moral community to other humans.

2 Amazing

  • 1. What would be a show that I would rescue? If I could bring anything back it would be 'The Carol Burnett Show'. Tim Conway is just… I just watched him so many times do stuff over and over. He's just so amazing.
  • 2. Brains don't really smell but what's amazing about the brain is that it's almost like scrambled eggs or soft tofu almost like a gel. The brain controls so much of what we do but you could put your finger right through it.
  • 3. It's amazing the clarity that comes with psychotic jealousy.

3 Anger

  • 1. I have some anger issues.
  • 2. Anger begins with folly and ends with repentance.
  • 3. Anger is a short madness.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. Marriage is the most natural state of man and… the state in which you will find solid happiness.
  • 2. We are not the same persons this year as last nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we changing continue to love a changed person.
  • 3. I think you have to be willing to take a bullet for somebody if you're going to stand up there take your vows and be married to them for the rest of your life.

5 Architecture

  • 1. I'd like to do a lot of things – whether in design or architecture or business.
  • 2. I loved logic math computer programming. I loved systems and logic approaches. And so I just figured architecture is this perfect combination.
  • 3. First there is the bare beauty of the logs themselves with their long lines and firm curves. Then there is the open charm felt of the structural features which are not hidden under plaster and ornament but are clearly revealed a charm felt in Japanese architecture.
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